Nicholas K. Murn, Armed Robbery, Wisconsin 2019

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has returned an indictment against Nicholas K. Murn, 26, of Beloit, Wisconsin, charging him with five counts of armed robbery of businesses engaged in interstate commerce.

The indictment alleges that Murn robbed the following businesses: Tex's Grocery on Saint Lawrence Avenue in Beloit on October 17, 2019; Casey's General Store on South John Paul Road in Milton, Wisconsin, on October 23, 2019; Stop N' Go on East Milwaukee Street in Janesville, Wisconsin, on October 24, 2019; Mulligans BP Convenience on Milton Avenue in Janesville on October 26, 2019; and Rollette Oil Gas Station on Madison Road in Beloit on October 30, 2019.

The indictment further alleges that Murn brandished a firearm during each of these robberies. If convicted, Murn faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each robbery count, with a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in prison for each count of brandishing a firearm.

The charges against Murn are the result of an investigation by the Beloit, Janesville, and Milton Police Departments, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rita M. Rumbelow is handling the prosecution.

Murn is currently a defendant in the Western District of Wisconsin and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department's program to reduce violent crime.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/grand-jury-returns-indictments-94